Asolene platae is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, first described by William George Maton in 1811.[1]

Asolene platae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Ampullarioidea
Family: Ampullariidae
Subfamily: Pomaceinae
Genus: Asolene
Species:
A. platae
Binomial name
Asolene platae
(Maton, 1811)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ampullaria cyclostoma Spix, 1827 · unaccepted
  • Ampullaria elegans d'Orbigny, 1835 · unaccepted
  • Ampullaria naticoides d'Orbigny, 1835 · unaccepted
  • Ampullaria storeria Jay, 1839 · unaccepted
  • Helix platae Maton, 1811 · unaccepted (original combination)

Distribution

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The species is native to the Río de la Plata basin.[2] They are also found in the pet trade where they are often sold under the name zebra apple snails.[3]

Reproduction

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A. platae is a gonochoric species which lays its eggs underwater in a gelatinous mass.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Molluscabase - Asolene platae (Maton, 1811)".
  2. ^ Tiecher, María J.; Seuffert, María E.; Martín, Pablo R. (2015). "Thermal Biology of the South American Apple Snail Asolene platae(Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae)". Malacologia. 58 (1–2): 233–243. doi:10.4002/040.058.0208. hdl:11336/6333. S2CID 86335924.
  3. ^ a b Tiecher, María J.; Burela, Silvana; Martín, Pablo R. (2016). "Life cycle of the South American apple snail Asolene platae(Maton, 1811) (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) under laboratory conditions". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 82 (3): 432–439. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyw007.
  4. ^ Tiecher, María José; Burela, Silvana; Martín, Pablo Rafael (2017). "First record of colour polymorphism in the Neotropical apple snail Asolene platae: Inheritance mechanism and evidence for multiple paternity". Molluscan Research. 37 (3): 187–193. doi:10.1080/13235818.2017.1297008. hdl:11336/58408. S2CID 91124314.
  5. ^ Martín, SM; Negrete, LHL (2007). "Radular ultrastructure of South American Ampullariidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 67 (4): 721–726. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842007000400019. PMID 18278326.